The Pythagorean Theorem was founded by a man named Pythagoras. The Pythagorean Theorem states that any two legs of a right triangle squared and added will equal the hypotenuse squared, or the side diagonal from the right angle.
The common formula is a2+b2=c2. Although Pythagoras is credited for creating this formula, it is possible that the Babylonians used this formula around the time of 1900-1600 B.C.E.
Pythagoras was not born until the year of 569 B.C.E. and died in 475 B.C.E., in Somas Ionia. Pythagoras was credited as a “pure mathematician”. Some of his interests were ethics, politics, music, meta physics and of course mathematics. He has traveled to Egypt, Babylon, and Italy. He founded a school in Somas which he named it the Semicircle. Pythagoras was influenced by Thales. Pythagoras will always be remembered for his findings of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Can the Pythagorean Theorem be Used in Real Life?
by: Luci R., Allie W., and Erika C.
The Pythagorean Theorem can be used in many different ways in reality. Take a TV screen for instance. Say you’re trying to find a TV for a 40 inch long TV stand. You will have to find a TV that is not too small or not too big for the TV stand.
Since TV’s are measured diagonally you have to use the Pythagorean Theorem. Say you want a 40 by 30 inch TV. You multiply 30 by it’s self and 40 by it’s self and then add the two totals together. Then you find the square root of your total and you’re left with the measurement of your TV!
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